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Stress, anxiety and depression fueled by the coronavirus crisis — perhaps in ways never previously experienced — is “absolutely understandable,” according to Father John Hayes.

Father John Hayes participates in a pet blessing at Scottsville’s St. Mary of the Assumption Church in 2019. The priest recently offered tips on how to handle stress and anxiety during the coronavirus pandemic. (File photo)

The coronavirus restrictions haven't stopped people from singing, but it's moved their public singing to online formats.

Several alumni of Bishop Verot Catholic High School in Fort Myers, Fla., and current school choir members, sing along during an April 23, 2020, Zoom session to celebrate Christ. (CNS photo by Screen Grab)

Ella Doyle, an eighth grader at St. Joseph's Catholic School in Minneapolis, works on a miniature stove and kitchen wall set May 12, 2020. (CNS photo courtesy Katie Doyle via The Catholic Spirit)

People in Arlington, Va., wait in line near Our Lady, Queen of Peace Church to receive food prepared by Chef Jose Andres and the World Central Kitchen May 21, 2020. (CNS photo by Zoey Maraist, Arlington Catholic Herald)

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